#8D37C1#8D37C1

#8D37C1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.208 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D37C1
RGB	rgb(141, 55, 193)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.9%, 71.5%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, 58.58, -56.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 81.50, 315.96°)
OKLab	oklab(52.26% 0.1321 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(52.26% 0.208 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9744, 12.2458, 51.6478)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D37C1 #6BC137

analogous

#4837C1 #8D37C1 #C137B0

triadic

#8D37C1 #C18D37 #37C18D

tetradic

#8D37C1 #C14837 #6BC137 #37B0C1

square

#8D37C1 #C14837 #6BC137 #37B0C1

split-complementary

#8D37C1 #B0C137 #37C148

monochromatic

#471C62 #6A2991 #8D37C1 #A863D2 #C392E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8D37C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8D37C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D37C1

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D37C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D37C1	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1863BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d37c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 55, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.208 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375d5',
    500: '#8d37c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d37c1;
$custom-light: #b375d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d37c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.391,
    "s": 55.645,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52259,
    "c": 0.20784,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D37C1

secondary

#A2CB89

accent

#DF4981

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D37C1

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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